This archive report was first published on 1 October 2019.
Yoga Apps for a Convenient Practice ¶
With numerous yoga apps available on the App Store and Google Play, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. However, by considering user reviews and overall rankings, we've compiled a list of the top 10 yoga apps for iOS and Android devices.
Each of these apps offers a unique set of features, including customizable workouts, live classes, and meditation sessions. Some apps, like Glo and Asana Rebel, offer a wide range of yoga classes and meditation sessions, while others, like Peloton Digital and Yoga | Down Dog, focus on live classes and customizable workouts.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced yogi, these top-rated yoga apps can help you find the perfect practice to suit your needs and preferences.
1. Glo (Formerly YogaGlo) ¶
Free to download; memberships starting at $22.99 per month
Glo is one of the top-ranked yoga apps on the Apple App Store, offering a wide range of yoga classes and meditation sessions. With customizable preferences, you can filter classes based on time of day, style, level, and duration.
- Average rating: 4.9 stars
- Number of ratings: 11.7K
- Reviewer rave: "There is such a wealth of knowledge, intention, customization, and variation in types of yogic practices, as well as professionally trained teachers. I have been using [Glo] for about four years now and am very pleased with the app for my iPhone or iPad. I seriously cannot recommend this app and program enough."
2. Asana Rebel ¶
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Free to download; memberships starting at $19.99 per month
Asana Rebel is one of the most-popular and top-rated yoga apps, offering guided meditations, high-intensity workouts, and other challenges and content within the app.
- Average rating: 4.6 stars
- Number of ratings: 28.9K
- Reviewer rave: "I’ve been doing yoga regularly for a few months now, and I’ve never had such a motivating, smooth, and exhausting, but enjoyable, workout. I felt like they did an amazing job of structuring truly full workouts in,to the yoga sessions, and this could easily be the only app one uses to stay fit."
3. Gaia ¶
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Free to download; $11.99 monthly subscription fee
Gaia is a yoga app that focuses on merging mindfulness and spirituality with your yoga practice. With over 8,000 workouts in its video library, you're sure to find something that suits your needs.
- Average rating: 4.8 stars
- Number of ratings: 39.4K
- Reviewer rave: "The content is always getting better and better, and I love knowing that I have this wealth of quality, mind-expanding information at the touch of a button."
4. Peloton Digital ¶
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Free to download; $19.49 monthly subscription fee
Peloton Digital is a fitness app that offers live yoga classes, meditation sessions, and other workouts. With top instructors teaching live sessions from Peloton's New York City studios, you can choose from a variety of on-demand videos to flow whenever you feel like it.
- Average rating: 4.9 stars
- Number of ratings: 56.4k
- Reviewer rave: "Everything about Peloton is a yes! The convenience, the variety of instructors, the community, and the platform are all amazing."
5. Yoga | Down Dog ¶
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Free to download; memberships starting at $3.99 per month
Yoga | Down Dog is an app that offers customizable workouts, with over 300,000 different combinations to choose from. With seven different instructors and dynamic music that changes in sync with your breath, you'll never do the same class twice.
- Average rating: 4.9 stars
- Number of ratings: 74k
- Reviewer rave: "I like how I can customize the practice options. Length, focus on a body part or function, type of music, speed, instructor, and more. As a beginner, I love the reminders for breathing sprinkled in, as well as reminders to adjust the posture so you are getting it correct."
6. Daily Yoga ¶
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Free to download; memberships starting at $9.99 per month
Daily Yoga is an app that helps beginners learn the basics of yoga before moving on to more advanced classes and flows. With a wide range of classes and customizable preferences, you can find the perfect practice to suit your needs.
